Raymond Ablack Quick Info | |
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Height | 6 ft |
Weight | 75 kg |
Date of Birth | November 12, 1989 |
Zodiac Sign | Scorpio |
Eye Color | Dark Brown |
Raymond Ablack is a Canadian actor, comedian, and producer who started his acting career as a child stage artist and has since garnered popularity with his roles like Sav Bhandari in Degrassi: The Next Generation, Degrassi Takes Manhattan, Degrassi Goes Hollywood, and Degrassi: Next Class, Joe in Ginny & Georgia, Stoddard in Narcos, Raj in Shadowhunters, Gabriel in Teenagers, Samir Pandey in Defiance, and Raj Singh in Orphan Black. In addition to this, he can also be seen in other shows and movies like Beeba Boys, Buffaloed, How To Be Indie, Burden of Truth, Ransom, Nurses, and The Kennedys: After Camelot.
Born Name
Raymond Ablack
Nick Name
Ray
Sun Sign
Scorpio
Born Place
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Residence
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Nationality
Education
Raymond Ablack studied at Ryerson University located in Toronto, Ontario, and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Radio and Television, Media Production, with a minor in English.
He then studied Stand up Comedy and Improvisation at The Second City in Toronto as well as completed a 4-year arts specialty diploma in choral music at Cardinal Carter Academy for the Arts, a Catholic arts high school located in Toronto.
Occupation
Actor, Comedian, Producer
Family
- Sibling – Rebecca Ablack (Sister)
Build
Slim
Height
6 ft or 183 cm
Weight
75 kg or 165.5 lbs
Race / Ethnicity
Asian
Raymond Ablack is of Indo-Guyanese descent.
Hair Color
Black
Eye Color
Dark Brown
Sexual Orientation
Straight
Distinctive Features
- Tall stature
- Deep-set eyes
Raymond Ablack Favorite Things
- Degrassi Character – Craig Manning
Source – FANDOM
Raymond Ablack Facts
- Raymond uses he/him pronouns.
- Growing up, he played the role of Young Simba in The Lion King at the Princess of Wales Theatre.
- From 2014 to 2017, Raymond Ablack was cast in the recurring role of Gabriel in the teen drama web series, Teenagers. This role won him the 2016 Indie Series Award for “Best Supporting Actor – Drama”.
- He was in 11th grade when he had his first kiss.
- He played the character named Prakash in the 2019 American comedy-drama film, Buffaloed, which stars Zoey Deutch, Judy Greer, Jermaine Fowler, Noah Reid, and Jai Courtney.
- Raymond played in a competitive hockey league during his younger years.
- In 2021, he started appearing as Joe, the owner of a local farm-to-table restaurant called Blue Farm Cafe’, in the American dramedy, Ginny & Georgia, in which he co-starred alongside Brianne Howey, Antonia Gentry, Diesel La Torraca, Jennifer Robertson, Felix Mallard, Sara Waisglass, and Scott Porter. The show released on Netflix on February 24, 2021.
- He has served as a producer on projects like Cookie Biscuits Comedy.
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